Waynesboro facility can host no more than 28 people at a time

8:18 PM,
Sep. 23, 2013

This building on Fairfax Avenue in Waynesboro will house a temporary housing ministry for the homeless.

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The Waynesboro church ministry that has sheltered homeless adults overnight during the cold season will now have a place for families needing temporary housing in a new ministry that will operate year-round.

The Waynesboro City Council's vote Monday to grant a conditional-use permit to the owners of a home at 1035 Fairfax Ave. clears the way for the ministry to buy it and turn it into a shelter.

The Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry plans to host a maximum of 28 people at a time inside the building. The ministry will have one daytime staff worker and two overnight workers, according to the ...